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		<title>By: ListenWhenYouHear</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;#1 How many Democrat nominees in 2018 questioned or outright denied President Trump&#039;s victory in 2016??&lt;/i&gt;

What&#039;s the answer?  How many Democrats running for office in 2018 claimed that Hillary had actually won the election in 2016?  I&#039;m dying to hear the number!  

Did Democrats believe that Trump was aided by Russian hackers and false stories being promoted on Facebook?  Yeah.  The DOJ proved that was the case in their prosecution of the Russian hackers where they were found guilty in absentia.  But no one was claiming that Hillary lost because of voter fraud.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>#1 How many Democrat nominees in 2018 questioned or outright denied President Trump's victory in 2016??</i></p>
<p>What's the answer?  How many Democrats running for office in 2018 claimed that Hillary had actually won the election in 2016?  I'm dying to hear the number!  </p>
<p>Did Democrats believe that Trump was aided by Russian hackers and false stories being promoted on Facebook?  Yeah.  The DOJ proved that was the case in their prosecution of the Russian hackers where they were found guilty in absentia.  But no one was claiming that Hillary lost because of voter fraud.</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Heh</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heh</p>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
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		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Do you think he&#039;s even read the constitution?&lt;/i&gt;

I think not. His reading disorder is closely linked to his personality disorder. He only knows how to read his name and that&#039;s not in the constitution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Do you think he's even read the constitution?</i></p>
<p>I think not. His reading disorder is closely linked to his personality disorder. He only knows how to read his name and that's not in the constitution.</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>John From Censornati
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&lt;i&gt;Speaking of blood-thirsty, that obese orange half-orangutan was talking about executing drug dealers in two hours or less (you know, Duterte style) yesterday.&lt;/i&gt;

Wait, what? The con artist/grifter who encouraged Americans to take his unfounded miracle pill and then stuck the United States with a 63 million stockpile of a drug which showed no demonstrable evidence that it ever worked against COVID wants to execute drug dealers? Isn&#039;t that special?

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/health/hydroxychloroquine-national-stockpile/index.html

&lt;i&gt;Dear Leader is all about the constitution. &lt;/i&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;When somebody&#039;s the President of the United States, the authority is total, and that&#039;s the way it&#039;s got to be. 

~ Donald Trump, April 13, 2020&lt;/blockquote&gt; 
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Do you think he&#039;s even read the constitution? *shakes head*</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>John From Censornati<br />
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<p><i>Speaking of blood-thirsty, that obese orange half-orangutan was talking about executing drug dealers in two hours or less (you know, Duterte style) yesterday.</i></p>
<p>Wait, what? The con artist/grifter who encouraged Americans to take his unfounded miracle pill and then stuck the United States with a 63 million stockpile of a drug which showed no demonstrable evidence that it ever worked against COVID wants to execute drug dealers? Isn't that special?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/health/hydroxychloroquine-national-stockpile/index.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/health/hydroxychloroquine-national-stockpile/index.html</a></p>
<p><i>Dear Leader is all about the constitution. </i></p>
<blockquote><p>When somebody's the President of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be. </p>
<p>~ Donald Trump, April 13, 2020</p></blockquote>
<p>*<br />
Do you think he's even read the constitution? *shakes head*</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;A majority of GOP nominees for House, Senate and statewide offices -- 291 of them -- have either questioned or outright denied Biden&#039;s victory in 2020.&lt;/I&gt;

Two questions for your consideration, CW...

#1 How many Democrat nominees in 2018 questioned or outright denied President Trump&#039;s victory in 2016??

#2 Who is to blame for those election &quot;deniers&quot; actually being the GOP Candidate and are going on to win their elections??  Who should we point the finger at??  Maybe the DEMOCRATS who helped those &quot;deniers&quot; actually WIN their primaries??  Hmmmmmmm????

I&#039;m just sayin...  

#1 simply points out the fact that Democrats ALSO deny legitimate elections when they lose those elections..  As often if not MORE often than GOP&#039;ers..


#2 is a PERFECT example of Democrats being hoisted by their own Picard.. :D

https://tinyurl.com/hzk2xmxb


7/20</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>A majority of GOP nominees for House, Senate and statewide offices -- 291 of them -- have either questioned or outright denied Biden's victory in 2020.</i></p>
<p>Two questions for your consideration, CW...</p>
<p>#1 How many Democrat nominees in 2018 questioned or outright denied President Trump's victory in 2016??</p>
<p>#2 Who is to blame for those election "deniers" actually being the GOP Candidate and are going on to win their elections??  Who should we point the finger at??  Maybe the DEMOCRATS who helped those "deniers" actually WIN their primaries??  Hmmmmmmm????</p>
<p>I'm just sayin...  </p>
<p>#1 simply points out the fact that Democrats ALSO deny legitimate elections when they lose those elections..  As often if not MORE often than GOP'ers..</p>
<p>#2 is a PERFECT example of Democrats being hoisted by their own Picard.. :D</p>
<p><a href="https://tinyurl.com/hzk2xmxb" rel="nofollow">https://tinyurl.com/hzk2xmxb</a></p>
<p>7/20</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;In any case, we&#039;re about to see the system go through the stress test. Stress tests are designed (some of them, at any rate) to find and accurately identify the breaking point. Let&#039;s hope the system is robust enough and is prepared enough to succeed without breaking. That&#039;s something we all should be able to agree upon. Let&#039;s hope it passes the stress test with flying colors. &lt;/i&gt;

Great column, CW. I have but one aspect of all this right-wing conspiracy bullshit lying, vilifying, and unsubstantiated election denying that I would like to point out, which is the fact that these liars and conspiracy bullshit artists are increasingly now being sued and held accountable in courts all across America for the damages caused by their outright unsubstantiated invented misinformation:

&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thebulwark.com/conspiracists-beware-post-election-lies-could-land-you-in-legal-hot-water/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Conspiracists Beware: Post-Election Lies Could Land You in Legal Hot Water&lt;/a&gt;

Well worth the read. 

The long arm of justice is definitely slow, but it really does bend toward justice.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>In any case, we're about to see the system go through the stress test. Stress tests are designed (some of them, at any rate) to find and accurately identify the breaking point. Let's hope the system is robust enough and is prepared enough to succeed without breaking. That's something we all should be able to agree upon. Let's hope it passes the stress test with flying colors. </i></p>
<p>Great column, CW. I have but one aspect of all this right-wing conspiracy bullshit lying, vilifying, and unsubstantiated election denying that I would like to point out, which is the fact that these liars and conspiracy bullshit artists are increasingly now being sued and held accountable in courts all across America for the damages caused by their outright unsubstantiated invented misinformation:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/conspiracists-beware-post-election-lies-could-land-you-in-legal-hot-water/" rel="nofollow">Conspiracists Beware: Post-Election Lies Could Land You in Legal Hot Water</a></p>
<p>Well worth the read. </p>
<p>The long arm of justice is definitely slow, but it really does bend toward justice.</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;Oh, I may be able to coax an appearance out of myself ... we&#039;ll see. :-)&lt;/I&gt;

Oh please do...  

Tell ya what... I&#039;ll even limit my gloating for ya... :D

&lt;B&gt;&quot;But only because it&#039;s you..&quot;&lt;/B&gt;
-Bill Paxton, TRUE LIES

:D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Oh, I may be able to coax an appearance out of myself ... we'll see. :-)</i></p>
<p>Oh please do...  </p>
<p>Tell ya what... I'll even limit my gloating for ya... :D</p>
<p><b>"But only because it's you.."</b><br />
-Bill Paxton, TRUE LIES</p>
<p>:D</p>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200440</link>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michale,

&lt;i&gt;What!!??? Yer not going to be here for the Weigantia Red Tsunami After Election Party!!??? :^( heh&lt;/i&gt;

Oh, I may be able to coax an appearance out of myself ... we&#039;ll see. :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michale,</p>
<p><i>What!!??? Yer not going to be here for the Weigantia Red Tsunami After Election Party!!??? :^( heh</i></p>
<p>Oh, I may be able to coax an appearance out of myself ... we'll see. :-)</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200439</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Liz,

&lt;I&gt;2016 was well before 2017.&lt;/I&gt;

Yea.. Approx a  year.. :D

&lt;I&gt;See ya next week! Well, at least not until after the dust settles. Heh.&lt;/I&gt;

What!!???  

Yer not going to be here for the Weigantia Red Tsunami After Election Party!!???   :^(   heh

By the bi...  That red MAGA Blood Moon looked AWESOME this morning!!!   :D

A portend of great things to come, eh??  :D

JFC,

&lt;I&gt;talking about executing drug dealers&lt;/I&gt;

I like that plan!!!  :D  

As do all non-Back Office Weenie LEOs....  :D

5/20</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liz,</p>
<p><i>2016 was well before 2017.</i></p>
<p>Yea.. Approx a  year.. :D</p>
<p><i>See ya next week! Well, at least not until after the dust settles. Heh.</i></p>
<p>What!!???  </p>
<p>Yer not going to be here for the Weigantia Red Tsunami After Election Party!!???   :^(   heh</p>
<p>By the bi...  That red MAGA Blood Moon looked AWESOME this morning!!!   :D</p>
<p>A portend of great things to come, eh??  :D</p>
<p>JFC,</p>
<p><i>talking about executing drug dealers</i></p>
<p>I like that plan!!!  :D  </p>
<p>As do all non-Back Office Weenie LEOs....  :D</p>
<p>5/20</p>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200438</link>
		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Speaking of blood-thirsty, that obese orange half-orangutan was talking about executing drug dealers in two hours or less (you know, Duterte style) yesterday. Dear Leader is all about the constitution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Speaking of blood-thirsty, that obese orange half-orangutan was talking about executing drug dealers in two hours or less (you know, Duterte style) yesterday. Dear Leader is all about the constitution.</p>
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		<title>By: John From Censornati</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200437</link>
		<dc:creator>John From Censornati</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yesterday, a blood-thirsty MAGA death cult zombie in Ohio took GQP voter suppression/intimidation to a new level when he shot his neighbor to death for mowing his lawn while Democrat. 

https://www.journal-news.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-neighbor-outside-butler-county-home/XALOERKDY5C5DEPAGRIWIJUBLY/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday, a blood-thirsty MAGA death cult zombie in Ohio took GQP voter suppression/intimidation to a new level when he shot his neighbor to death for mowing his lawn while Democrat. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.journal-news.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-neighbor-outside-butler-county-home/XALOERKDY5C5DEPAGRIWIJUBLY/" rel="nofollow">https://www.journal-news.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-death-of-neighbor-outside-butler-county-home/XALOERKDY5C5DEPAGRIWIJUBLY/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200436</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;The conspiracy-theory-believing MAGA voters who are planning on voting at the last possible minute on Election Day (their fears are too silly to even explain) could face long last-minute lines as a result, or even show up past the deadline and be turned away. &lt;/i&gt;

Heh. There really is no bottom. 

&lt;i&gt;Can you imagine what they&#039;ll be saying on Fox News if any of this comes to pass? I can. &lt;/i&gt;

I can.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>The conspiracy-theory-believing MAGA voters who are planning on voting at the last possible minute on Election Day (their fears are too silly to even explain) could face long last-minute lines as a result, or even show up past the deadline and be turned away. </i></p>
<p>Heh. There really is no bottom. </p>
<p><i>Can you imagine what they'll be saying on Fox News if any of this comes to pass? I can. </i></p>
<p>I can.</p>
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		<title>By: Kick</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200435</link>
		<dc:creator>Kick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Lawsuits are already happening in some places, to challenge the elections laws used to disqualify votes from being valid. These lawsuits are targeted at Democratic areas, of course (such as Detroit). &lt;/i&gt;

As for Republicans&#039; lawsuit to have tens of thousands of mail-in ballots thrown out in Detroit, the judge issued an Opinion &amp; Order yesterday, November 7, in which he outright denied Plaintiffs&#039; ridiculous requests and altogether dismissed their unsubstantiated claims: 

&lt;blockquote&gt;CONCLUSION 

On numerous occasions Plaintiffs have asserted the Detroit City Clerk&#039;s procedures for the November 8, 2022 election violate Michigan election laws and are reflective of corruption in our state&#039;s largest city. While it is easy to hurl accusations of violations of law and corruption, it is another matter to come forward and produce the evidence our Constitution and laws require. Plaintiffs failed, in a full day evidentiary hearing, to produce any shred of evidence. No exhibits, no testimony from any of the Plaintiffs, no evidence from Mr. Thomas or Mr. Baxter indicate the procedures for the November 8, 2022 election violate Michigan election laws. 

Plaintiffs have raised a false flag of election law violations and corruption concerning Detroit&#039;s procedures for the November 8th election. This Court&#039;s ruling takes down that flag.
 
Plaintiffs&#039; failure to produce any evidence that the procedures for this November 8th election violate state or federal election law demonizes the Detroit City Clerk, her office staff, and the 1,200 volunteers working this election. These claims are unjustified, devoid of any evidentiary basis and cannot be allowed to stand. 

Plaintiffs&#039; motions for mandamus, preliminary injunction, and declaratory judgment are DENIED. 

For the reasons stated in this Court&#039;s opinion, Plaintiffs&#039; complaint is DISMISSED.
 
This is a final order and closes the case. 

November 7, 2022      

Hon. Timothy M. Kenny, Chief Judge 
Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;So, to recap: &lt;/b&gt; 

Plaintiffs failed to produce any shred of evidence: No exhibits, no testimony, no evidence.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Lawsuits are already happening in some places, to challenge the elections laws used to disqualify votes from being valid. These lawsuits are targeted at Democratic areas, of course (such as Detroit). </i></p>
<p>As for Republicans' lawsuit to have tens of thousands of mail-in ballots thrown out in Detroit, the judge issued an Opinion &amp; Order yesterday, November 7, in which he outright denied Plaintiffs' ridiculous requests and altogether dismissed their unsubstantiated claims: </p>
<blockquote><p>CONCLUSION </p>
<p>On numerous occasions Plaintiffs have asserted the Detroit City Clerk's procedures for the November 8, 2022 election violate Michigan election laws and are reflective of corruption in our state's largest city. While it is easy to hurl accusations of violations of law and corruption, it is another matter to come forward and produce the evidence our Constitution and laws require. Plaintiffs failed, in a full day evidentiary hearing, to produce any shred of evidence. No exhibits, no testimony from any of the Plaintiffs, no evidence from Mr. Thomas or Mr. Baxter indicate the procedures for the November 8, 2022 election violate Michigan election laws. </p>
<p>Plaintiffs have raised a false flag of election law violations and corruption concerning Detroit's procedures for the November 8th election. This Court's ruling takes down that flag.</p>
<p>Plaintiffs' failure to produce any evidence that the procedures for this November 8th election violate state or federal election law demonizes the Detroit City Clerk, her office staff, and the 1,200 volunteers working this election. These claims are unjustified, devoid of any evidentiary basis and cannot be allowed to stand. </p>
<p>Plaintiffs' motions for mandamus, preliminary injunction, and declaratory judgment are DENIED. </p>
<p>For the reasons stated in this Court's opinion, Plaintiffs' complaint is DISMISSED.</p>
<p>This is a final order and closes the case. </p>
<p>November 7, 2022      </p>
<p>Hon. Timothy M. Kenny, Chief Judge<br />
Third Judicial Circuit Court of Michigan </p></blockquote>
<p>*<br />
<b>So, to recap: </b> </p>
<p>Plaintiffs failed to produce any shred of evidence: No exhibits, no testimony, no evidence.</p>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200434</link>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>See ya next week! Well, at least not until after the dust settles. Heh.</description>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200433</link>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michale,

2016 was well before 2017.

Context is everything, in other words. :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michale,</p>
<p>2016 was well before 2017.</p>
<p>Context is everything, in other words. :-)</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
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		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;For obvious reasons I trust neither the polls House: Likely Repug and Senate: Toss-up nor conventional wisdom the Dems will surely lose seats, just like always.&lt;/I&gt;

The &quot;obvious&quot; reason being you don&#039;t like that outcome...  :D

But if the polls would show a Blue Tsunami, then you would trust the polls to hell and back..  :D

Funny how that is, eh??  :D

It&#039;s called WISH-CASTING, MC... A meteorological term.. :D

&lt;B&gt;Forecasting vs Wishcasting and Hypecasting&lt;/B&gt;
https://echoweather.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/forecasting-vs-wishcasting-and-hypecasting/

4/20</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>For obvious reasons I trust neither the polls House: Likely Repug and Senate: Toss-up nor conventional wisdom the Dems will surely lose seats, just like always.</i></p>
<p>The "obvious" reason being you don't like that outcome...  :D</p>
<p>But if the polls would show a Blue Tsunami, then you would trust the polls to hell and back..  :D</p>
<p>Funny how that is, eh??  :D</p>
<p>It's called WISH-CASTING, MC... A meteorological term.. :D</p>
<p><b>Forecasting vs Wishcasting and Hypecasting</b><br />
<a href="https://echoweather.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/forecasting-vs-wishcasting-and-hypecasting/" rel="nofollow">https://echoweather.wordpress.com/2014/08/25/forecasting-vs-wishcasting-and-hypecasting/</a></p>
<p>4/20</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200429</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;I&gt;I don&#039;t personally see that last as a &quot;very real possibility,&quot; I see it as all but inevitable. Trump&#039;s Big Lie is about to spawn a whole bunch of Little Lies -- individual Republican candidates in smaller-bore races that lose a close election and scream to the heavens: &quot;I wuz robbed!&quot;&lt;/I&gt;

Just as every DEMOCRAT who lost, did and said...

That&#039;s the point that ya&#039;all ALWAYS want to ignore.. 

For the last 22 years Democrats, as a whole, whined and cried at EVERY election they lost.. Screaming and yelling to the heavens, &lt;B&gt;&quot;I wuz robbed!&quot;&lt;/B&gt;..  


Of course, all of this screaming and yelling by luser Democrats culminated in the hugely expensive and hugely waste of time Democrat Russia Collusion Delusion..

So, let&#039;s inject a dose of REALITY into this election day and acknowledge that when it comes to whining about losing elections...

Democrats take 1st prize in that area...

I&#039;m just sayin&#039;....

3/20</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>I don't personally see that last as a "very real possibility," I see it as all but inevitable. Trump's Big Lie is about to spawn a whole bunch of Little Lies -- individual Republican candidates in smaller-bore races that lose a close election and scream to the heavens: "I wuz robbed!"</i></p>
<p>Just as every DEMOCRAT who lost, did and said...</p>
<p>That's the point that ya'all ALWAYS want to ignore.. </p>
<p>For the last 22 years Democrats, as a whole, whined and cried at EVERY election they lost.. Screaming and yelling to the heavens, <b>"I wuz robbed!"</b>..  </p>
<p>Of course, all of this screaming and yelling by luser Democrats culminated in the hugely expensive and hugely waste of time Democrat Russia Collusion Delusion..</p>
<p>So, let's inject a dose of REALITY into this election day and acknowledge that when it comes to whining about losing elections...</p>
<p>Democrats take 1st prize in that area...</p>
<p>I'm just sayin'....</p>
<p>3/20</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200428</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Liz,

&lt;I&gt;You DO realize that you are repeating the exact same mistake that Democrats made in 2016, right??

Hoping that Candidate Trump would be the GOP nominee, thinking he would be easy to beat...

You DO realize that, right???

Shirley, this comes under the heading of Be Careful What You Wish For, eh?? :D&lt;/I&gt;

And, keep in mind.. 

In 2024 Democrats are NOT going to have ZuckBucks to buy entire election boards like Democrats had in 2020 and Democrats are NOT going to have Twitter to run Democrat dis/mis information scams like Dems had in 2020..

So, barring any new and perverse Democrat machinations.... 2024 will actually be a FAIR election..

And we know that when President Trump runs in a FAIR election (ala 2016) President Trump (and America) wins!! :D

&lt;a href=&quot;https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhAXoXBVEAAQm9V?format=jpg&amp;name=large&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;
&lt;b&gt;The Uber Nuclear Biblical Shellacking Red Tsunami&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

Are ya&#039;all ready for it??  :D

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liz,</p>
<p><i>You DO realize that you are repeating the exact same mistake that Democrats made in 2016, right??</p>
<p>Hoping that Candidate Trump would be the GOP nominee, thinking he would be easy to beat...</p>
<p>You DO realize that, right???</p>
<p>Shirley, this comes under the heading of Be Careful What You Wish For, eh?? :D</i></p>
<p>And, keep in mind.. </p>
<p>In 2024 Democrats are NOT going to have ZuckBucks to buy entire election boards like Democrats had in 2020 and Democrats are NOT going to have Twitter to run Democrat dis/mis information scams like Dems had in 2020..</p>
<p>So, barring any new and perverse Democrat machinations.... 2024 will actually be a FAIR election..</p>
<p>And we know that when President Trump runs in a FAIR election (ala 2016) President Trump (and America) wins!! :D</p>
<p><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhAXoXBVEAAQm9V?format=jpg&amp;name=large" rel="nofollow"><br />
<b>The Uber Nuclear Biblical Shellacking Red Tsunami</b></a></p>
<p>Are ya'all ready for it??  :D</p>
<p>2/20</p>
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		<title>By: Michale</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200427</link>
		<dc:creator>Michale</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Liz,

&lt;I&gt;So, I guess what I&#039;m saying is ... thank-you, Trump! ... and, please run again!!! :)&lt;/I&gt;

You DO realize that you are repeating the exact same mistake that Democrats made in 2016, right??  

Hoping that Candidate Trump would be the GOP nominee, thinking he would be easy to beat...

You DO realize that, right???

Shirley, this comes under the heading of &lt;B&gt;Be Careful What You Wish For&lt;/B&gt;, eh??  :D

MC,

&lt;I&gt;I think that&#039;s certainly possible if Trump is the Repug nominee 

while both entities are chock full of Repugs they are Patriotic Repugs. &lt;/I&gt;

Awwww.. And you were doing SOOOO well..  :^/

Just can&#039;t help yerself, can ya MC??  :eyeroll:

&lt;I&gt;but I&#039;m far less certain that Trump will win their nomination.&lt;/I&gt;

Yea, well it&#039;s obvious your predictor organ is out of whack, eh??  :D

Do you need me to make a list of all your wrong predictions of late??  :D

&lt;I&gt;DoJ will start dropping indictments before the end of November,&lt;/I&gt;

Do you REALLY want to see Civil War 2.0 start??  

All Democrats have to do is indict the GOP 2024 Presidential Candidate..  THAT will do it...

&lt;I&gt; I&#039;m confident both entities would flat out crush any Civil War 2.0 nonsense that might crop up. &lt;/I&gt;

Actually, the FACTS clearly show that both entities would be on the side that loves and supports America.. Not your side, the side that hates and wants to destroy America...

&lt;I&gt; It&#039;s not a question of if but when Trump is charged.&lt;/I&gt;

Yea?? That&#039;s what ya&#039;all said about ya&#039;all&#039;s Russia Collusion Delusion, eh??

Do you need me to remind ya how well THAT worked out for ya&#039;all???

hehehehehehehehehehehehe  :D

&lt;I&gt;Trump trashed a decent economy, &lt;/I&gt;

Not factually accurate..  Democrats with their hysterical and baseless and factless COVID protocols and lockdowns trashed President Trump&#039;s decent economy..

Sorry, MC.. But you are not going to rewrite history.. Not while I am around.. I won&#039;t allow it..

&lt;I&gt;Let&#039;s see what kind of effect he has on tomorrow before we finish refining what so much winning actually means.&lt;/I&gt;

Yes.. Let&#039;s see..  :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9P_NQrjChY

Do ya&#039;all REALLY want to live thru ^^^^ THAT again??

REALLY!??  :D  I mean, *I* am all for doing that again??  Bathing the warm afterglow of snowflake meltdowns and liberal tears??

Please, can I have some more!!??   :D

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Liz,</p>
<p><i>So, I guess what I'm saying is ... thank-you, Trump! ... and, please run again!!! :)</i></p>
<p>You DO realize that you are repeating the exact same mistake that Democrats made in 2016, right??  </p>
<p>Hoping that Candidate Trump would be the GOP nominee, thinking he would be easy to beat...</p>
<p>You DO realize that, right???</p>
<p>Shirley, this comes under the heading of <b>Be Careful What You Wish For</b>, eh??  :D</p>
<p>MC,</p>
<p><i>I think that's certainly possible if Trump is the Repug nominee </p>
<p>while both entities are chock full of Repugs they are Patriotic Repugs. </i></p>
<p>Awwww.. And you were doing SOOOO well..  :^/</p>
<p>Just can't help yerself, can ya MC??  :eyeroll:</p>
<p><i>but I'm far less certain that Trump will win their nomination.</i></p>
<p>Yea, well it's obvious your predictor organ is out of whack, eh??  :D</p>
<p>Do you need me to make a list of all your wrong predictions of late??  :D</p>
<p><i>DoJ will start dropping indictments before the end of November,</i></p>
<p>Do you REALLY want to see Civil War 2.0 start??  </p>
<p>All Democrats have to do is indict the GOP 2024 Presidential Candidate..  THAT will do it...</p>
<p><i> I'm confident both entities would flat out crush any Civil War 2.0 nonsense that might crop up. </i></p>
<p>Actually, the FACTS clearly show that both entities would be on the side that loves and supports America.. Not your side, the side that hates and wants to destroy America...</p>
<p><i> It's not a question of if but when Trump is charged.</i></p>
<p>Yea?? That's what ya'all said about ya'all's Russia Collusion Delusion, eh??</p>
<p>Do you need me to remind ya how well THAT worked out for ya'all???</p>
<p>hehehehehehehehehehehehe  :D</p>
<p><i>Trump trashed a decent economy, </i></p>
<p>Not factually accurate..  Democrats with their hysterical and baseless and factless COVID protocols and lockdowns trashed President Trump's decent economy..</p>
<p>Sorry, MC.. But you are not going to rewrite history.. Not while I am around.. I won't allow it..</p>
<p><i>Let's see what kind of effect he has on tomorrow before we finish refining what so much winning actually means.</i></p>
<p>Yes.. Let's see..  :D</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9P_NQrjChY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9P_NQrjChY</a></p>
<p>Do ya'all REALLY want to live thru ^^^^ THAT again??</p>
<p>REALLY!??  :D  I mean, *I* am all for doing that again??  Bathing the warm afterglow of snowflake meltdowns and liberal tears??</p>
<p>Please, can I have some more!!??   :D</p>
<p>1/20</p>
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		<title>By: Mezzomamma</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200424</link>
		<dc:creator>Mezzomamma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s hard not to doom-scroll at the moment. We can only hope that the general media echo chamber doesn&#039;t reflect reality.

Caddy&#039;s mention[2] of Y2K, and the precautions &lt;b&gt;that worked&lt;/b&gt; prompts me to retell this: one of the reasons Y2K was a nothing burger was because thousands of people including one of my brothers-in-law spent a year or more on those precautions, up to and including putting the entire system and data of a big credit union onto laptops which had never been connected to the internet and driving with them to an off-grid location (easier to find and not so far away then) for a few days until it was clear all the other precautions had worked.

Takeaways: 1) Politicians and the media often over-amplify concerns and the echo chamber makes it worse. 2) We need a similar large-scale, urgent approach to election procedures and security, but not driven and controlled by extremists.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's hard not to doom-scroll at the moment. We can only hope that the general media echo chamber doesn't reflect reality.</p>
<p>Caddy's mention[2] of Y2K, and the precautions <b>that worked</b> prompts me to retell this: one of the reasons Y2K was a nothing burger was because thousands of people including one of my brothers-in-law spent a year or more on those precautions, up to and including putting the entire system and data of a big credit union onto laptops which had never been connected to the internet and driving with them to an off-grid location (easier to find and not so far away then) for a few days until it was clear all the other precautions had worked.</p>
<p>Takeaways: 1) Politicians and the media often over-amplify concerns and the echo chamber makes it worse. 2) We need a similar large-scale, urgent approach to election procedures and security, but not driven and controlled by extremists.</p>
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		<title>By: Elizabeth Miller</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200415</link>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 03:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Caddy,

&lt;i&gt; ... [Trump motivated] 81 million votes for Joe Biden.&lt;/i&gt;

Well, there aren&#039;t too many who could have done that. 

Indeed, I&#039;d say Trump is the ONLY one who could have made that happen. Actually, I&#039;d even go further and say that only Trump could have made Biden even decide to run for president in 2020.

So, I guess what I&#039;m saying is ... thank-you, Trump! ... and, please run again!!! :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Caddy,</p>
<p><i> ... [Trump motivated] 81 million votes for Joe Biden.</i></p>
<p>Well, there aren't too many who could have done that. </p>
<p>Indeed, I'd say Trump is the ONLY one who could have made that happen. Actually, I'd even go further and say that only Trump could have made Biden even decide to run for president in 2020.</p>
<p>So, I guess what I'm saying is ... thank-you, Trump! ... and, please run again!!! :)</p>
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		<title>By: MtnCaddy</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200408</link>
		<dc:creator>MtnCaddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For obvious reasons I trust neither the polls &lt;i&gt;House: Likely Repug and Senate: Toss-up&lt;/i&gt; nor conventional wisdom &lt;i&gt;the Dems will surely lose seats, just like always.&lt;/i&gt; I think Trump and Covid has scrambled things up and anything from a red wave to a blue wave seems possible.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For obvious reasons I trust neither the polls <i>House: Likely Repug and Senate: Toss-up</i> nor conventional wisdom <i>the Dems will surely lose seats, just like always.</i> I think Trump and Covid has scrambled things up and anything from a red wave to a blue wave seems possible.</p>
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		<title>By: MtnCaddy</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200407</link>
		<dc:creator>MtnCaddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For the record I have no idea whether tomorrow will be violent nor who&#039;s going to win the House and Senate. I hope it turns out like &lt;i&gt;Y2K.&lt;/i&gt; The sky was clearly in danger of falling, we took precautions...and it turned out to be a nothing burger. 




It&#039;s not like anyone in, say, law enforcement isn&#039;t quite aware of and prepared for  possible mayhem. I grew up next door to a Police Sergeant and served in the Army and while both entities are chock full of Repugs they are Patriotic Repugs. I&#039;m confident both entities would flat out crush any Civil War 2.0 nonsense that might crop up. First couple of virals of rednecks getting shot up by whichever would shut down that shit right away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the record I have no idea whether tomorrow will be violent nor who's going to win the House and Senate. I hope it turns out like <i>Y2K.</i> The sky was clearly in danger of falling, we took precautions...and it turned out to be a nothing burger. </p>
<p>It's not like anyone in, say, law enforcement isn't quite aware of and prepared for  possible mayhem. I grew up next door to a Police Sergeant and served in the Army and while both entities are chock full of Repugs they are Patriotic Repugs. I'm confident both entities would flat out crush any Civil War 2.0 nonsense that might crop up. First couple of virals of rednecks getting shot up by whichever would shut down that shit right away.</p>
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		<title>By: MtnCaddy</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisweigant.com/2022/11/07/stress-test/#comment-200406</link>
		<dc:creator>MtnCaddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;The worst stress test will come in 2024, of course, as tomorrow multiple election-denying candidates are bound to win, and some of them will then be in control of their state&#039;s elections system. But that&#039;s down the road, at least for now.&lt;/i&gt;



I think that&#039;s certainly possible if Trump is the Repug nominee but I&#039;m far less certain that Trump will win their nomination. DoJ will start dropping indictments before the end of November, hopefully before Trump declares. Maybe not on Trump just yet but a couple of henchmen so close to the Big Guy that they can be flipped with plenty of time left to go after Trump himself. &lt;b&gt;It&#039;s not a question of if but when Trump is charged.&lt;/b&gt; To my mind the only mystery is whether DoJ gets him off the street as a flight risk and hence off social media as a demonstrated threat to public safety. I wonder if DoJ and Secret Service are quietly negotiating the particulars as we speak. 


Even absent that, Trump trashed a decent economy, needlessly killed hundreds of thousands of Americans by caring more about the daily stock market than warning us about Covid, got impeached twice, lost the House, the  Senate and the White House, the second time motivating 81 million votes for Joe Biden. Let&#039;s see what kind of effect he has on tomorrow before we finish refining what &lt;i&gt;so much winning&lt;/i&gt; actually means.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>The worst stress test will come in 2024, of course, as tomorrow multiple election-denying candidates are bound to win, and some of them will then be in control of their state's elections system. But that's down the road, at least for now.</i></p>
<p>I think that's certainly possible if Trump is the Repug nominee but I'm far less certain that Trump will win their nomination. DoJ will start dropping indictments before the end of November, hopefully before Trump declares. Maybe not on Trump just yet but a couple of henchmen so close to the Big Guy that they can be flipped with plenty of time left to go after Trump himself. <b>It's not a question of if but when Trump is charged.</b> To my mind the only mystery is whether DoJ gets him off the street as a flight risk and hence off social media as a demonstrated threat to public safety. I wonder if DoJ and Secret Service are quietly negotiating the particulars as we speak. </p>
<p>Even absent that, Trump trashed a decent economy, needlessly killed hundreds of thousands of Americans by caring more about the daily stock market than warning us about Covid, got impeached twice, lost the House, the  Senate and the White House, the second time motivating 81 million votes for Joe Biden. Let's see what kind of effect he has on tomorrow before we finish refining what <i>so much winning</i> actually means.</p>
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